Author Sunjeev Sahota among Booker's 13 contenders this year

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro......

Gandhi's charkha sold for 110,000 pounds at UK auction

Mahatma Gandhi's 'charkha' which he used in Yerwada Jail during the 'Quit India Movement' was sold at an auction in the UK for a whopping 110,000 pounds, nearly double the expected price. Gandhi's......

'Sonia Gandhi is a fantastic person'

'And because she was very close to Indira Gandhi, she was close to me.''Sonia is a wonderful person.' IMAGE: Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi, left, with Trinamool Congress President and......

Why do politicians keep their health secret?

'It is not the country's interests alone that lead to all this secrecy.''More usually, the reason is the threat from political rivals: What will they do if they find out?', notes T C A Srinivasa......

Indian alumni help Cambridge raise 1-b pounds

Many Indians who studied at the University of Cambridge have contributed to a major fund-raising campaign that has reached the figure of one billion pounds two years ahead of schedule. This total......

Tata JLR enters SUV market with F-Pace model

The launch of the new F-Pace marks the first time the 80-year-old car manufacturer has entered the SUV market.   Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has entered the SUV market with the launch......

Who is the mystery backer of world's costliest burger?

The world's first lab-grown beef burger, costing a whopping 215,000 pounds, was cooked up and tasted in public in London on Monday and experts say it is "close to meat" but lacks fat and flavour.......

India hub gives Tesco stores robotic technology leg-up

Helping UK outlets of Tesco get wearable devices, robotics; apps to identify empty kitchen jars and auto-order likely soon About 8,000 km away from the headquarters of Tesco, the world’s......

Keith Richards wanted to become a librarian

He is one of rock and roll's best known hell raisers, but Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has a penchant for books and spends his free time cataloguing and reading. Fans eager to hear......

'I am in the limelight only during Navratri'

The Queen of Dandiya, Falguni Pathak is back. The tomboy who makes people dance to her tunes during the nine days of Navratri took time off her nach gana to chat with rediff fans recently.......

Paul McCartney tops musicians' rich list

With a massive 730 million pounds in his kitty, Sir Paul McCartney is the richest musician in the UK. Check out the others who made it to the list. Paul McCartney, whose fortune is worth 730......

Is soccer safe for women? Study reveals disturbing truth

Nearly half of women fans in England and Wales suffer sexist abuse at soccer matches IMAGE: South Korea fans reacts in the stands before the match. Photograph: Edgar Su/Reuters Close to half......

'God's Plan': SKY downplays role in iconic catch

Photograph: Kind Courtesy BCCI/X 'It was god's plan,' Suryakumar Yadav said on Monday as he reminisced his incredible match-defining catch in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa, which is......

EPL: Everton win appeal to reduce points deduction

IMAGE: After winning the appeal, Everton now move up to 15th in the standings with 25 points, five points above the relegation zone. Photograph: Craig Brough/File photo/Reuters Everton have had......

UK's 'The Hundred' cricket tournament seeks Indian investors

IMAGE: Top Indian women cricketers including skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana (in picture), Jemimah Rodrigues and Richa Ghosh played at the 'Hundred' this year but no male cricketer has......

Shocking! F1 drivers face $1m fines

'It feels like these numbers are being plucked out the air.' IMAGE: Formula One has seen some of the biggest fines in any sport. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Formula One drivers expressed shock......